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[Leon]

OK, now don't take my attitude the wrong way, because I'm not shouting, I genuinely would like you to answer this question: Turkish-Cypriots, why do you think that you also have as much right as the Greek-speaking Cypriots to be called Cypriot?

The query might appear that I'm shouting, but it's a genuine, civilised question.

Leon.

[brother]

We have been through this one Leon already.

[detailer]

OK, now don't take my attitude the wrong way, because I'm not shouting, I genuinely would like you to answer this question: Turkish-Cypriots, why do you think that you also have as much right as the Greek-speaking Cypriots to be called Cypriot?

The query might appear that I'm shouting, but it's a genuine, civilised question.

Leon.

Why the hell not? (genuine, civilised question...)

[cannedmoose]

The query might appear that I'm shouting, but it's a genuine, civilised question.

Sorry Leon, it's actually a nonsensical question and one that you keep returning to ad nauseum. It's like asking how someone in England descended from the Huguenots (who emigrated en masse to England during the 1600s from France) can possibly call themselves English.

Get this through your head: You don't have to be a Greek-speaking, Greek-descended, Orthodox Christian to be Cypriot...

In fact, you know what, a lot of my Greek Cypriot friends say that in my manner I'm more Cypriot than they are, so as a British born, British bred, British-descended (well, mostly), Orthodox Christened Anglo-Saxon, I'm declaring myself to be Cypriot. Let's hear your issues with that...

[metecyp]

Turkish-Cypriots, why do you think that you also have as much right as the Greek-speaking Cypriots to be called Cypriot?

Why wouldn't TCs called Cypriot? Give me one reason.

[cannedmoose]

Why wouldn't TCs called Cypriot? Give me one reason.

Because Leon says they're not... other than that, there are no reasons...

[Leon]

No, come on, detailer, be serious.

But brother I'm not sure if I fully understood what was said, I mean although you personally didn't invade all those centuries ago, why do you have the right to be called Cypriot (which was a Greek-speaking native of Cyprus before the initial invasion), why do you think you have the right as relatives of invaders?

The dictionary says a Cypriot is a native of Cyprus, and as far as I'm concerned, you're a native of Turkey, are you not?

Leon.

[cannedmoose]

The dictionary says a Cypriot is a native of Cyprus, and as far as I'm concerned, you're a native of Turkey, are you not?

If the dictionary says a Cypriot is a native of Cyprus, that would also exclude all GCs. Who supplanted the indigenous neolithic people (those who built Choirokitia and other settlements) who originally settled an unoccupied island... yes, the Greeks... therefore, you are a descendent of a people who invaded and colonised someone else's domain...

Sorry to be pedantic, but this belief you have (which sounds like propaganda you're learning at Greek school) is utterly ridiculous.

[detailer]

No, come on, detailer, be serious.

But brother I'm not sure if I fully understood what was said, I mean although you personally didn't invade all those centuries ago, why do you have the right to be called Cypriot (which was a Greek-speaking native of Cyprus before the initial invasion), why do you think you have the right as relatives of invaders?

The dictionary says a Cypriot is a native of Cyprus, and as far as I'm concerned, you're a native of Turkey, are you not?

Leon.

You never know who is place of which country in Cyprus or Turkey.

Even if some of our grandfathers came from Turkey centruies ago, this does not change that we are cypriots. Many people migrated from one place to another in the history.

Anyway, this topic is just provacation nothing else.

[Murtaza]

The dictionary says a Cypriot is a native of Cyprus, and as far as I'm concerned, you're a native of Turkey, are you not?

Leon.

No they are native of middle asia.